Sure, there have been queer women in historical fiction before, but these relationships usually end up in death or disaster. Could the Netflix Regency romp change this?
Season three of Bridgerton has been a solid eight hours of swoon-worthy love confessions, glimmering gowns and orchestral Taylor Swift. The ultimate thrill, however, might be found in a 50-second scene affixed to the very end of the finale: a scene with no kisses, no confessions and no sex. How is this possible? Lesbianism, that’s how!
Just before the end of the final episode, the show packs in one more twist through the introduction of a new character – absent from the books by Julia Quinn on which the series is based, and loaded with queer implications. The blushing reaction between the two female characters during their first meeting tells all: Bridgerton will feature a lesbian couple in a coming season.
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